But how did someone come in possession of the football? Easy. It was handed to some Patriots fans by receiver Brandon LaFell, who picked it up after LeGarrette Blount scored a 13-yard touchdown. You can see the fans, Laura and Matt Nichols, and the football in the gallery above.

"Originally, the couple thought the ball was a backup ball brought in for the second half after officials found the Patriots balls in the first half to be under inflated, as had been originally reported by the media. But the NFL-commissioned report by Ted Wells confirmed that the 12 balls used in the first half were simply re-inflated for the second half."

Evans thinks the price of the football could reach six figures, which almost certainly lets the air out of your hopes of buying it (c'mon, we had to).